The Kids Of Slumdog Return To The Slums

After the glamour of Hollywood the kids of Slumdog Millionaire, Rubiana and Azharuddin, have returned to Mumbai and the slums they call home.

Rubiana, who played the young Latika, reportedly came back from the Oscars to a warring family, with both her biological mother Khushi and her step-mother Munni claiming custody of her. Rubina lives with her father Rafiq Qureshi and step-mother.

Ten-year-old Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, plucked from a Mumbai slum to play in the movie, has been barraged by media attention since returning to his shanty home earlier in the week from the Oscars awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Last week, jet-lagged after the long flight, Azharuddin wanted to sleep and refused to talk to reporters, so his father got angry and slapped him. His father has since apologised.

Both children attend an English-medium school for underprivileged children and a trust fund has been set up for them until they turn 18.

Posted on March 13, 2009 | Filed Under Movies

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